Key takeaways:
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took a jab at former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying he personally would not know how to pay “hush money” to a “porn star.”
- DeSantis suggested that Trump’s prosecution is politically motivated, noting that Soros had backed Bragg.
- The governor has yet to comment on the specifics of the case against Trump, but his remarks on Monday suggest that he is not in favor of the former president’s prosecution.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took a jab at former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying he personally would not know how to pay “hush money” to a “porn star.”
DeSantis made the comment at an event in Florida on Monday morning, in response to the ongoing hush money case against Trump. He accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is backed by liberal financier George Soros, of weaponizing his office by going after Trump.
“I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair,” DeSantis said. “I have no interest in getting involved in some manufactured circus by some Soros-DA.”
DeSantis has faced pressure from Trump allies to condemn the former president’s possible arrest. He suggested that Trump’s prosecution is politically motivated, noting that Soros had backed Bragg.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen but I do know this: the Manhattan district attorney is a Soros-funded prosecutor,” DeSantis said.
The governor has yet to comment on the specifics of the case against Trump, but his remarks on Monday suggest that he is not in favor of the former president’s prosecution. It remains to be seen if DeSantis will take further action to protect Trump from the charges.
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